By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and killed Tuesday night at the Arizona-Mexico border and at least four people were in custody, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement issued Wednesday. “Last night, Border Patrol Agent Brian A. Terry was shot and killed after he encountered several…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Michigan man and woman convicted of trying to extort $680,000 from actor John Stamos were each sentenced to four years in prison Friday in U.S. District Court in Marquette in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. The couple, Scott Edward Sippola 31, and Allison Lenore Coss,24, both of…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A senior Justice Department civil rights official plans Wednesday to visit the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn and meet with Arab-American and civil rights leaders to discuss civil rights concerns, the Detroit Free Press reported. The official, Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez, will also attend a press conference on Wednesday…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit has indicted ex-NBA player Jay Vincent who played with Magic Johnson at Michigan State University in an alleged $2 million Internet employment scam, the Associated Press reported. Authorities alleged that Vincent, 51, and Athony Portee, 53, both of Lansing, Mi., bilked jobseekers out of 20,000…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A northern Michigan man busted by the FBI on charges of trying to extort $680,000 from actor John Stamos, said his plan was to sell unflattering photos of the actor as part of a legit business transaction. He said it was not part of any extortion plot as the government claims,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Looks like the U.S. Court of Appeals agrees with federal prosecutors that some members of the Christian militia called the Hutaree are too dangerous to be set free pending trial. The federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the leader of the Michigan-based group David Stone Sr. and four other members should…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — FBI files released Monday on the late Sen. Ted Kennedy show that Joseph P. Kennedy, the senator’s father, felt close enough to FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover to check on a rumor regarding his son. An FBI file dated May 11, 1954, said Kennedy called the bureau and spoke…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The U.S. Court of Appeals could rule as early as Friday whether to overturn or uphold a Detroit federal judge’s order to release nine members of the Hutaree Christian militia on bond pending trial. They are charged with plotting to kill cops to foment revolt against the government. The Detroit News…
